![]() The game opens to a man falling off a cliff as another guy looks on. The Case of the Golden Idol’s first few cases are overtly simple, and act as tutorials of sorts. The “thinking” phase is where you input what you’ve learned to solve the puzzles of each case typically, The Case of the Golden Idol requires you to fill in a brief summary and label each of the people at the crime scene, alongside other details, like the meaning of arcane symbols or place settings at a meal. Gameplay entails clicking around each increasingly complex scene and collecting key words and clues this part of The Case of the Golden Idol is the “exploring” phase. You’re the detective, tasked with filling in the blanks - literally on a separate screen with blank spaces dotted throughout a story - to figure out who was involved and how the murder unfolded. Each level captures the moment of murder right at its impact - the moment a character erupts into a ball of flames or a woman’s poisoned at the dinner table, to name a couple. The nature of the idol, and the people who want the power that comes with it, plays out in 11 static pixel-art scenes. At the center of it all is the mysterious golden idol - a tool of magic and intrigue that’s so powerful people are willing to murder and steal over it. The Case of the Golden Idol spans 40 years and 12 deaths in 18th-century high (and secret) society. ĭeveloper Color Gray Games’ point-and-click detective mystery has drawn comparisons to Return of the Obra Dinn, and for good reason - it’s a tightly wound mystery that takes skill and precision to untie. If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch. ![]() When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games, movies, TV shows, comics, tabletop books, and entertainment experiences.
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